Phillips

Seven Highlights from the Phillips in Association with Bacs & Russo Geneva Watch Auction XVI

As the year winds down, the watch industry is closing its event calendar week by week, with the latest installment taking place in Geneva this past weekend. The jam-packed time saw auctions presented by Christie’s, Antiquorum, and Phillips, as well as the launch of Re-Luxury, a luxury re-sale focused conference and event which featured WatchBox,...

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Nov 8, 2022 by Caleb Anderson

Sponsored: Gerald Charles Introduces Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon

Introducing a new age of technical aestheticism, Gerald Charles debuts its Maestro 9.0 Tourbillon. With a unique design created with the expert oversight of the brand’s creative director, Octavio Garcia, the timepiece is a return to the original Maestro flying tourbillon released in 2005. Taking hints from the brand’s rich history, the new release is...

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Mar 21, 2023 by WatchTime

Zenith, Kari Voutilainen and Phillips Join Forces to Revive a Historical Chronometer Movement (With Live Photos)

Zenith, Phillips and Kari Voutilainen have restored and hand-decorated a batch of Zenith Calibre 135-O movements, all of which took part and won in observatory chronometer competitions. The result is a chronometer produced in a series of only 10 pieces.

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Jun 2, 2022 by Roger Ruegger

The 5 Most Expensive Timepieces Sold at Geneva’s Fall 2021 Auction Weekend

You might not have known it, but this past weekend was one of the biggest weekends for the watch industry this year — at least in Geneva. Kicking off with the annual Grand Prix d’Horlogerie Genève (GPHG, aka the “Oscars” of the watch world) which awarded 18 prizes to some of the best watches of...

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Nov 11, 2021 by Caleb Anderson

Sylvester Stallone to Sell “Daylight” Panerai Luminor, Other Notable Watches, at Phillips Auction

A quartet of watches owned by action star Sylvester Stallone, including the Panerai Luminor model worn in the 1996 film Daylight, will join what is now emerging as an all-star cast at the Phillips’s flagship “Racing Pulse” auction in New York. Among other notable timepieces the auction will be a Heuer Monaco worn by Steve...

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Nov 11, 2020 by WatchTime

Highlights from WatchTime’s September-October Issue, On Sale Now

The fifth WatchTime issue of 2018 hits newsstands today, with highlights ranging from our cover story featuring the Baume & Mercier Baumatic; an interview with Christian Selmoni, director of style and heritage at Vacheron Constantin as well as an in-depth look at the new FiftySix collection; a close-up of Citizen Watch Company at its centennial; tests of...

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Sep 11, 2018 by WatchTime

About Last Night: A Recap of the Phillips Winning Icons Auction featuring Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona

Wow. It’s all over. Months of anticipation led to last night’s sale when Paul Newman’s legendary Daytona sold for a hammer price of $15.5 million — $17.75 million after auction premium and before taxes. This makes it the most expensive wristwatch ever sold at auction, but not the most expensive watch overall — the Patek...

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Oct 27, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

LIVE STREAM: The Phillips Winning Icons Auction Featuring Paul Newman’s Daytona

We made it. After countless conversations and arguments, the Phillips Winning Icons auction is mere minutes away. The legendary Paul Newman Daytona is lot #8 so it should be on the block within the first hour or so, but we have no idea what this auction has in store for us — not many people...

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Oct 26, 2017 by WatchTime

PHILLIPS WINNING ICONS AUCTION

Five Lots to Watch at Tonight’s Historic Paul Newman Auction

Today is the big day. Ever since Phillips announced that they were auctioning off Paul Newman’s “Paul Newman” Daytona back in June, the watch community has been buzzing with questions. How high will the hammer price be? $8 million? $10 million? Over $12 million? What does this mean for the auction community and the value of...

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Oct 26, 2017 by Logan R. Baker

HISTORY ON THE AUCTION BLOCK

Paul Newman’s Rolex Daytona and 5 Other Highlight Watches from Phillips’ October Auction

Many watch collectors consider the so-called Rolex "Paul Newman" Daytona their Holy Grail timepiece. In October, one fortunate (and, inevitably, wealthy) collector can become the owner of Paul Newman's "Paul Newman" - which will be the top lot at "Winning Icons: Legendary Watches of the 20th Century," an auction of 50 rare, collectible watches held in New York by Phillips in Association with Bacs and Russo.

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Sep 26, 2017 by Mark Bernardo

FROM WATCHTIME INDIA

Phillips Auction Sets New Record: Rolex Bao Dai Ref. 6062 is Now Most Expensive Rolex Ever Sold

Phillips Auction House in association with Bacs & Russo, sets the world record for the highest price achieved for a Rolex wristwatch, with the sale of the legendary Rolex Bao Dai, Reference 6062.

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May 15, 2017 by WatchTime

WTNY 2016 REVISITED

Bacs at WatchTime New York: No Worries About the Mechanical Watch’s Future

Aurel Bacs, the head of Phillips auction house, in association with Bacs & Russo, does not worry about the future of the mechanical watch. He and Paul Boutros, a senior vice-president of Phillips , tackled this and other questions from attendees and WatchTime editor-at-large Joe Thompson, who moderated a panel on vintage watches at the WatchTime New York show.

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Oct 19, 2016 by Joe Thompson

Showing at WatchTime New York 2016: 8 Featured Watches from Phillips’ Upcoming November Auction

From a storied Rolex GMT-Master to an extremely rare vintage Panerai Luminor, Phillips Auction House is previewing eight interesting modern and vintage pieces, from its upcoming November auction in Geneva, at this year's WatchTime New York collectors' event.

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Oct 5, 2016 by Caleb Anderson